Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2019

     

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RELI 558 001 (CRN: 25830)

MYSTICISM

Long Title: MYSTICISM: THEORIES AND METHODS
Department: Religion
Instructor: Parsons, William B.
Meeting: 1:00PM - 3:50PM W (7-JAN-2019 - 19-APR-2019) 
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
 
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Section Max Enrollment: 19
Section Enrolled: 14
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 19
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 18
Enrollment data as of: 18-APR-2024 5:39AM
 
Additional Fees: None
 
Final Exam: GR Course-Dept Schedules Exam
 
Description: A history of the development of the modern category of "mysticism" from the seventeenth century to today, with side studies of cognate terms like "spirituality," "metaphysical religion," and the "paranormal," as these forms of extreme religious experience are by social-scientific and humanistic methods. RELI 558: Additional readings and writing. Cross-list: RELI 458. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for RELI 558 if student has credit for RELI 458.